It has been a couple years since I have seen July Talk and in that time they have gained a huge amount of confidence as a band. They’ve clearly made the transition from Toronto indie darlings to obvious headliner potential.The crowd was in the palm of their hand the whole time. Sometimes a band is just so much fun live that you forget everything around you and close your eyes. Or at least you want to. In my case, I simply could not stop taking pictures. ​

Leah and Peter, the dynamic front people of July Talk are world-class entertainers, built for festival stages and audiences. They go very close to insane on stage. They lick each other’s faces, put the microphones in their mouths, lead each other around by the hair and roll around on the ground. Needless to say, the whole crowd was enthralled. ​

The only thing that tainted the show was that some audience member straight up assaulted Leah while she was leaning down over the crowd in full rock-God mode. Not taking any of their shit, she actually publically shamed the person yelling, “Don’t you dare grab my fuckin tits!” right into the microphone. Later in the show she went onto thank the security for doing such a good job, adding, “If anyone touches you in a way you don’t like. You tell them.” The rest of their bombastic performance went off without a hitch.​

​July Talk are exactly what I want people to think of when they envision Canadian music, along with The Tragically Hip of course. July Talk sounds like a blues based indie band had a baby with Tom Waits. Their music could be described as energetic chugging Rock and Roll with overtones of insanity. If you don’t already know this band, you’re missing out. Learn about their upcoming second record here: www.julytalk.com/